Entrance station · Icefields Parkway (Highway 93)
A quick pass-and-information stop before the mountain drive.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Icefields Parkway Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Icefields Parkway (Highway 93). As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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The Railway’s Swiss Mountain Guides“The climbing tradition around Lake Louise has a Swiss connection. In eighteen ninety-nine, the Canadian Pacific Railway brought two Swiss mountain guides to Glacier House in Rogers Pass.”
Plays on the road 0.4 km from Niblock Park Gate in the Parkwolf Icefields Parkway Tour Guide.
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Niblock Park Gate is a drive-through entrance station on the Icefields Parkway, about 4 km north of Lake Louise. A national park pass is required for the road; you can buy one here and pick up current park information. If your pass is already sorted, this is a quick service stop rather than a destination to linger.
The Parkway runs 232 km between Lake Louise and Jasper, with limited services and no cell coverage. Use the gate to gather the information you need, and download maps and trip resources before leaving the Lake Louise area.
The gate is arranged for vehicles passing through, not for a walk or a scenic overlook. Make it a short pause if you need the pass or information; otherwise continue to the Parkway’s viewpoints and short walks.
Wildlife
12 sightingsGrizzly BearMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
127 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
16 sightingsMooseMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
100 sightingsElkMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
34 sightingsMountain GoatMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
53 sightingsBighorn SheepMost seen around 6 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Icefields Parkway. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
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The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
